Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to House

Senate passes Trump-backed funding deal for government amid looming shutdown, sending the bill to the House for review.

The Senate voted on Friday (January 30, 2026) to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.

With a weekend shutdown looming, President Donald Trump struck a spending deal with Senate Democrats on Thursday (January 29, 2026) in the wake of the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. Democrats said they would not vote for the larger spending bill unless Congress considers legislation to unmask agents, require more warrants and allow local authorities to help investigate any incidents.

“The nation is reaching a breaking point," Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said after the vote. "The American people are demanding that Congress step up and force change.”

As lawmakers in both parties called for investigations into the fatal shootings, Mr. Trump said he didn't want a shutdown and negotiated the rare deal with Mr. Schumer, his frequent adversary. Mr. Trump then encouraged members of both parties to cast a “much needed Bipartisan YES vote.”

The bill passed 71-29 and will now head to the House, which is not due back until Monday (February 2, 2026). That means the government could be in a partial shutdown temporarily over the weekend until they pass it.

Speaker Mike Johnson, who held a conference call Friday (January 30, 2026) with GOP lawmakers, said he expects the House to vote Monday (February 2, 2026) evening. But what is uncertain is how much support there will be for the package.